§ Mr. Trewasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adult males were employed in the Dartford and Gravesend employment exchange areas, respectively, in 1961, 1966 and at the latest available date; and what these figures were as percentages of the population in those areas.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith:Estimates are made of the total numbers of male employees in the Dartford and Gravesend Employment Exchange areas but not separately of the numbers of adults and young persons. Following is the available information:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF MALE EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED) IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE DARTFORD AND GRAVESEND EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES (Thousands) Dartford Gravesend June, 1961 33.9 28.8 June, 1966 33.5 31.3 June, 1970 36.0 30.8 Population figures for employment exchange areas are not available. Censuses of Population indicate that the number of male residents, employed or self-employed, as a percentage of the male population 15 years of age and over for the closest approximation in terms of local authority areas arc as follows:—
Dartford MBand Dartford RD Gravesend MB Swanscombe UDand Northfleet UD 1961 84.0 89.4 1966 82.8 85.3 1971 80.3 79.5 The areas used are a good approximation in the case of Dartford Employment Exchange but omit a considerable proportion of Strood Rural District, contained within the Gravesend Employment Exchange area.
The figures from the 1971 Census of Population are provisional.